Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End

Championship - Regular Season 12 Feb 2021, 19:45
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Ewood Park, Blackburn 👤 David Webb, England Round 29

Match report

Preston North End edged past Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 12 February 2021.

Blackburn Rovers dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 15 shots to Preston North End's 9.

The match was played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, with David Webb, England in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 15 - 9 On target 2 - 3 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 7 - 16 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Liam Lindsay
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 Greg Cunningham 1 goal
8 Jordan Storey captained the side
8 Ryan Ledson 1 assist
7 Adam Armstrong 1 goal
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 3
6 Shots Blocked 3
13 Shots Inside Box 6
2 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 16
6 Corners 5
4 Offsides 4
64% Ball Possession 36%
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
461 Passes Total 260
327 Passes Accurate 131
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
2 R. Nyambe 26 D. Lenihan 30 J. Branthwaite 15 B. Douglas
27 L. Travis 18 J. Davenport
9 S. Gallagher 23 B. Dack 8 J. Rothwell
7 A. Armstrong
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
22 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
8 A. Browne 18 R. Ledson 17 B. Whiteman 37 G. Cunningham
11 D. Johnson
29 T. Barkhuizen 26 C. Evans
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 13 Aynsley Pears
  • 22 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
  • 17 Amari Bell
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 29 Corry Evans
  • 6 Stewart Downing
  • 39 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 20 Ben Brereton
  • 16 Harvey Elliott
Preston North End
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 2 Sepp van den Berg
  • 23 Paul Huntington
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 31 Scott Sinclair
  • 21 Jayson Molumby
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 12 Paul Gallagher
  • 19 Emil Riis
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Stewart Downing ↓ Jacob Davenport Blackburn Rovers
  • 46' ↑ Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Joe Rothwell Blackburn Rovers
  • 63' ↑ Harvey Elliott ↓ Ryan Nyambe Blackburn Rovers
  • 75' ↑ Taylor Harwood-Bellis ↓ Sam Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 76' ↑ Emil Riis ↓ Tom Barkhuizen Preston North End
  • 76' ↑ Brad Potts ↓ Daniel Johnson Preston North End
  • 87' ↑ Ben Brereton ↓ Lewis Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 90' ↑ Jayson Molumby ↓ Ched Evans Preston North End
Cards
  • 61' Ryan Ledson Preston North End
  • 84' Liam Lindsay Preston North End
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 6 3 draws 3 Preston North End
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Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Blackburn Rovers lost 1-2 against Preston North End on 12 February 2021.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Ewood Park, Blackburn.
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Blackburn Rovers had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.